No one from the Massachusetts congressional delegation voted in favor of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act this week.
The bill (H.R. 5009) would allocate $895 billion for the U.S. military next year. It passed 281-140 in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, December 11; 200 Republicans supported the measure while 16 opposed it, and 81 Democrats voted for it, while 124 Democrats voted no.